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John Luther is gearing up for his Netflix debut as Idris Elba teases his character’s return for the upcoming Netflix movie from director Jaime Payne. On Wednesday, The Harder They Fall actor shared behind-the-scenes images for the streamer’s Luther film, included pics of a Luther clapper and his uniform as the titular…

Doctor Foster, Luther and The Office are to be adapted locally in Scandinavia after BBC Studios Nordics struck a partnership with Finland's recently launched Take Two Studios and Denmark's STV Production to co-produce the shows. Take Two Studios will adapt BAFTA-winning Suranne-Jones starring drama Doctor Foster and…

Two-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Genius: Aretha) and Emmy nominee Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, War for the Planet of the Apes) will join Golden Globe nominee Idris Elba in a Netflix film continuing the story of Luther, Deadline has confirmed. Emmy nominee Jamie Payne (The Alienist) will…

Idris Elba has again teased the idea of turning his cult BBC detective drama Luther into a feature, more than a year after Season 5 aired on British television. The actor told a press junket for Season 3 of his Sky comedy In The Long Run that there are no “formal plans” for another Luther series, according to Sky…

Awesome Media & Entertainment, the Kew Media-backed IP and production company run by writer-producer Jeff Norton, has optioned a contemporary detective novel in the hope of creating a female Luther. Awesome has secured the rights to New York Times best-selling author Caroline Mitchell’s Truth and Lies, the first…

The NBA Finals kick off tonight with reigning champs the Golden State Warriors up against the Toronto Raptors. But they aren’t the only big game on the small screen this week. Tomorrow sees Neil Gaiman's Good Omens limited series launch on Amazon and Ava DuVernay's When They See Us four-parter debut on Netflix. On…

Idris Elba returned to his iconic role as the titular detective in BBC One crime drama Luther on Tuesday night. The kick-off of the next chapter in the Neil Cross created show averaged 5.6M viewers in the overnights, peaking at 5.9M, and was the most-watched program of New Year’s Day in the UK. A 25.7 share is the…

Just in time for the holidays, Idris Elba returns to his iconic role as the titular detective in BBC crime drama Luther. BBC One has dropped the first trailer for Season 5 which will air as part of the UK broadcaster’s Festive Season lineup, while BBC America says the series will be back in 2019. Check out the video…

Idris Elba's tormented detective Luther is getting a Korean makeover after broadcaster MBC ordered a local remake. The remake is one of three Korean scripted format deals struck with BBC Worldwide, which has been ramping up local remake agreements for its dramas. Mistresses, which was remade by ABC with Alyssa Milano…

To make his directorial debut on an adaptation of Yardie, the 1992 Victor Headley novel about the collision of Jamaican culture in London, Idris Elba put into it many of the pieces of his life and career. The career spans his seminal TV series turns Luther and The Wire, movies like Beasts of No Nation, American Gangste…

Neil Cross, creator of Idris Elba's BBC1 police drama Luther, is heading back to the small screen with Hard Sun, a six-part "pre-apocalyptic" crime drama that stars Agyness Deyn as Detective Inspector Elaine Renko and Jim Sturgess Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Hicks. After striking an exclusive overall deal with Fr…

This is very good news for Luther fans. BBC America has greenlighted a new installment of the praised British crime drama written and created by Neil Cross, with Idris Elba set to return in his iconic role as DCI John Luther. Filming on the new four-part limited series is slated to begin early next year for BBC One in…